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A.      The Story of the Fort

B.      Five Lessons

C.      Book Project:  Seminole Culture

 

 

The following Sunshine State Standards for Grades 3-5 are met with these activities:

SS.A.1.2.1-2,3, SS.A.4.2.5, SS.A.6.2.1-2,3,4,5,6,7 SS.B.1.2.1-3,4, SS.D.1.2.1,2

Download printable readings for students.  These readings explain
  • why the fort was built in Middleburg
  • the causes of the Seminole Wars
  • cultural differences between the Americans and the Natives
  • fate of the Natives
  • what happened to the fort

Click here to download reading material.

 
Download printable lessons to hand out to students.  These lessons include:
  • exploration of the lives of leaders on both sides of the conflict
  • maps showing place names from the Seminole Wars
  • a timeline of the wars 
  • causes of the wars
  • cultural differences between Americans and Natives
  • using primary source documents 

Click here to download lessons.